Kick the Bucket/Transcript

Part 1

(Marshmallow is walking with her picture of Bow with a chair looking at it sadly. MePad then teleports to Marshmallow, which startles her and causes her to fall on the ground. The picture flies to MePad's face. Marshmallow looks at MePad.)

Marshmallow

Didn't mean to startle you like that.

Marshmallow

...You feeling okay?

MePad

I simply don't feel much in general, but I do feel the need to make you aware that you are nearing the outside of the show's parameters without permission, and that you must turn back.

Marshmallow

Eheh...you know what they say about parameters! They only exist in our minds!

MePad

(MePad teleports in front of Marshmallow again) Indeed. We all have our limitations, they are what make us unique.

Marshmallow

Wow! Deep.

Marshmallow

(Marshmallow stares at MePad, then at the mansion, then at MePad again, and starts running towards the mansion.)

MePad

Marshmallow, you are not meant to do this. Your defiance is unprecedented. I would advise you return.

Is that Marshmallow?! Well, it's been fun guys, but I've gotta fold. Besides, who could bluff to those faces?!

Marshmallow

Hehehe! Aw.

Bow

So, hey! What brings you back to my-

Dough

Well, it's been fun guys, but I gotta fold. Besides, who could bluff to those faces?! Hahahah..ha..What am I doing wrong?

Bow

So, heyyyyy! What brings you back to my crib?

Marshmallow

Eh, where to begin? I'm having all these feelings lately. Kinda guilty. Kinda uncertain. No one else seems to want to talk to me about this. And to be fair, I...I feel like I'm really beating a dead horse here, but it's awful.

Bow

Well, um, hey! Why does the horse have to be dead, huh?

Marshmallow

(gasp) Sorry! Is that..

Bow

It's fine, y'know I just prefer metaphors that aren't offensive.

Dough

Is the horse a mare? Then I'd care.

Bow

Stop rhyming! AND you are NOT my BROTHER! I don't know where he came from, I don't know why he rhymes, I just don't know.

Since you guys have been getting along sooo well lately, it seems like a no-brainer to have a challenge that can highlight your sense of teamwork, I mean, splitting up in the maze, well that was teamwork at it's finest.

Lightbulb

(with a yarn ball in her mouth) Thank you! At least someone noticed!

MePhone4

So each team will have to fill a large reservoir by passing a bucket from the dock and back! As the reservoir fills, the platform inside will raise. Once high enough, the member on the platform will grab the key and plunge in the now full reservoir. The key will be used to unlock a chest. Inside the chest are 3 balls. The teams then throw their balls to their respective targets. The first team to hit their target 3 times wins immunity!

Test Tube

Oooooh! So it's one of those challenges where the first part's basically arbitrary to the goal!

MePhone4

Yeah, I could give you the balls at the beginning, but really, where's the fun in that?

(To Suitcase and Baseball) Look, there's no easy way to say this, but...

Suitcase

I know, bad joke. See, I've never been the quipping type.

Nickel

W-wh-what, no! I-I'm saying given the stakes here..

MePhone4

Consider them raiiised!

Nickel

We really can't afford anymore trouble from...y'know, Balloon again. His presence alone has started to tear us apart, hasn't it? I think it'd be best for all of us if...y'know, he gets a small role in the challenge, and...we...nothing crazy...stop talking to him beyond the bare minimum!

Baseball

Um, Nickel? A word please? (Pushes Nickel)

Suitcase

Oh, um...alright, I'll be..over..here.

Baseball

She and Balloon are friends, just like us. Forcing them apart would be outright hypocritical!

Nickel

Eeeh...uh...I guess. But there's a big difference between being an alliance and being friends. If you let an alliance blend into some personal thing..eh, It's just not built for that.

Baseball

Yeah, but are you really in an alliance if you feel like you have no control, though? We should let her have a friend. This is her choice to make.

Nickel

Ah! See? Now you're talking alliances! Hmm...she should feel like she has a choice. In fact, I'll do you one better! (walks over to Suitcase) So, uh, Suitcase!

"We'll see how he does", Nickel tellingly exclaimed. Meaning the challenge is a test of Balloon's ability.

Microphone

Whaaaat? You sure?

Balloon

(sigh) This challenge is a test of my ability. Now the whole team is going to be depending on me! I told you I don't need their approval!

Suitcase

You don't! You're gonna win this for yourself!

Taco

...yourself. (laughs) Oh, how adorable. This isn't about winning for yourself. It's about setting us up for the future. Baseball and Nickel are clearly looking for a reason to get Balloon out. Your job is to provide them with that reason.

Microphone

You're very abstract. You know that, right?

Taco

Is this concrete enough for your liking? (pulls out a taser)

Microphone

W-wh-woah! What is that?!

Taco

Oh, I've managed to acquire...hm. Some may call it a "temporary paralyzer".

Microphone

You want to paralyze him?! Wha-you- You don't do that!

Taco

(turns the taser off) You didn't seem to have a problem when I spoonfed you the directions out of the maze.

Microphone

That's different! You were just giving me advice. This is actually attacking people!

Taco

Advice?! Just adv- I believe actual directions are, for a better term, direct!

Microphone

Y-you didn't even acknowledge the fact that we're actually attacking people! At ALL!

Taco

(scoffs) Ethics will get you nowhere, Microphone.

Microphone

That's real reassuring to hear it coming from you.

Taco

Enough! Baseball blamed you for the tie last episode, so who do you want the target painted on? Your back or Balloon's. (gives Microphone the taser) Hm! Wow, it's almost as if the choice is clear, so let's pounce on these tensions when the time is still right.

Microphone

Pounce? Is this really how you talk? ....I'll think about it. Alright? (walks to Balloon)...Ugh, (drops the taser and taser makes an electrical noise) Ah!

Taco

What are you doing? That was my gift to you! You just had to take it! You have no respect for the gain. No gratitude!

Microphone

(to Balloon) Y'know, what you're doing here is pretty brave, I must say.

Balloon

Oh! Thanks, Mic. Suitcase always tells me to believe in what I say! You know what? I say that I can do this!

Microphone

Hey, that reminds me of how Soap told me to "listen to my heart". She said that...while she was walking through the..."elimination portal", y'know, the portal of elimination?

Balloon

You don't...you don't think I'm at risk of getting eliminated... do you?

Microphone

Oh, no, no, no. Definitely not. Well...maybe. No, wait! Yes.

Balloon

Yes?!

Microphone

I mean, I wouldn't have been able to take that risk. I am a...coward. Yeah. So good on you! (starts walking away) Like I said, pretty brave of you. Pretty brave.

Balloon

(Balloon holds his head, looking nervous.)

MePhone4

Okay, looks like everyone's in position!

Paintbrush

Wait! Ha-has anyone seen Marshmallow?!

MePhone4

We're ready to begin!

Paintbrush

No, nononono! Marshmallow isn't even HERE!

MePhone4

Ugh! She paying Mars a visit again?

MePad

Sir, I've been trying to inform you. It appears Marshmallow has "gone rogue".

MePhone4

...oh. So she's not in danger?

MePad

Not this time, but she has nonetheless exited the parameters of the show.

MePhone4

In that case, I'd like to invoke the "her loss" clause. Her loss!

MePad

(laughter & clapping)

MePhone4

Now, if she's not back by the next episode, she will be officially disqualified and eliminated!

Fan

A disqualification?! Another possibility left unexplored! My perfect world is crumbling before me! (inhales & exhales in a bag. Said bag pops.)

Paintbrush

What?! She just left?! She...she didn't even tell me where she was going.

..house with tacky old furniture and no cell reception. And that's how I got my tail! So, give me the deets, what's been going on in life? You can ask about mine, but, hey, that's long gone! (laughter)

Marshmallow

(puts down Dr. Fizz) Apple seemed like she was the perfect friend. Clingy? Sure. But I thought it was because she cared a lot about me. But once I found out the truth, I can't help but think, "is anything on this show REAL?"

Bow

Well, hey. She's eliminated, right? Out of sight, out of mind. Makes you think about me, huh? (laughter) Look, I'll be frank with you, Marsh, and I don't even know who frank is. I don't think that kumquat was important. You can spend forever trying to figure out what her strategy was, but now that Inanimate Insanity's behind us, we gotta face the real world!

Marshmallow

Um...I'm still on the show, unfortunately.

Bow

(stutters) Still? Okay, nononono. No. Nuh-uh. They have run that thing into the ground! And I know. I'm dead!

Marshmallow

(laughter) Thanks for listening. Paintbrush just gets too caught up in the anxiety to have a break for a second to talk.

Bow

Well, that shouldn't be a problem with me! I'm on break forever! (laughter) I'm all that you need, right?!

Marshmallow

What'd you just say?

Bow

(awkward laughter) Nothing, nothing. (throws away Dr. Fizz)

Marshmallow

...I feel like you're hiding something from me.

Bow

(shakes) What? I tell you everything! If I was lying, I'd tell you!

Marshmallow

That's a lie within itself!

Bow

It is!...NOT! (silence) Maybe...YOU'RE the one that's lying! MAYBE KUMQUAT WASN'T SUCH A GOOD FRIEND TO YOU! MAYBE SHE DIDN'T DESERVE TO HAVE YOUR FRIENDSHIP, AND MAYBE I MADE HER SAY ALL THOSE THINGS JUST SO YOU'D SEE THAT IT'S TRUE!

Possessed Apple: But, Marshmallow! I was just kidding. It was a big joke. Ha. Ha.

Marshmallow: You were by yourself! I can't believe I was ever friends with you!

Bow: I just.. (sigh) I just got a little distracted, like always.

Marshmallow: Bow, take care of her! ..Bow? Hello?

(Bow throws apple out window)

Bow: And, whoosh! Just like that. Pretty cool Right?

Dough: I, like, possessed a hamburger one time, just to get the sensation. Turns out that a hamburger has a more complex and stressful life than I do.

Marshmallow: I.. I wasn't even talking to Apple? You know, this isn't helping me with my "what's real" issue!

Dough: Ugh! You wanna talk issues? What about MY issues? I have to sit around all day, listening to her talking to paintings just to seek attention... not that I do the same, of course.

Bow: Shut up you low-class impersonator! It's not just any attention. Contestants like Kumquat-

Marshmallow: Apple.

Bow: Are the only people Marsh actually cares about! i had to even the playing field.. cause' what chance did I have against an actual player?! I need to stand out... Or else I'd be nothing!

Marshmallow: ...To me?

Bow: Yeah... Y'see Marsh... Hit it!

(Dough appears playing the piano in a soft tune, but then goes to a more fun tune.)

Bow: Contestants get to have all the fun! If you're on the show, you've already won! Now that I no longer compete, I feel incomplete...

Bow: Taking part in the action made for easy interaction with friends, and nothing was the same once it wasn't just a game, I never wanted it to end... I hope that I can feel alive again!

Marshmallow: Without the game, you don't feel alive?

Bow: Yeah! (Chuckles, but frowns)

Marshmallow: Wow, that's weird.. I think I see it the exact opposite way.

Marshmallow: (back to the song) Contestants are divided for fun, they face challenges that are never done... Since every single person you meet could cause your defeat. All they want is your reaction as you become a fraction, a blend. Between who you really are and what you know could get you far, it's not meant for us to transcend.

Marshmallow: We have someone upon whom we depend.

Bow and Marshmallow: (harmony) We have someone upon whom we depend.

Toilet: MePad! How many parameters is Marshy-Marsh from here?! I wanna her for Mistah Phone- What are you looking at?

MePad: Their progress. For what it's worth, there is certainly some efficient bucket-passing to acknowledge. Yet, many of the contestants have become erratic in a way that alludes me.

Toilet: Allude? Wh-What's alluding you?

MePad: I notice that they all seem focused on pleasing each other, but none of them are very pleased themselves. Just from a logical perspective, shouldn't you recieve what you provide?

Toilet: (glances at MePhone for a second) Ha! Not always!

Marshmallow and Bow: (harmony) In fact, when I... think of that life... It isn't really living... at all...

(Dough stops playing the piano)

Bow: So, uh, if that's how you feel, why don't you come live here?

Marshmallow: What?

Bow: Yeah, come stay here, at the mansion, with me, and the maniac who thinks he's my brother!

Dough: Yeah, stay with us!

Marshmallow: I-I don't know..

Dough: PLEASE! You're the closest thing we have to life!

Bow: We could still.. be an appliance?

Marshmallow: (grins) On one condition. There's someone I want to bring.

(Scene switches to Paintbrush throwing the ball at the target successfully)

(Close-up shot of Test Tube, Paintbrush's voice echoing in the background. After a few seconds, Test Tube finally snaps out of it, and Balloon and Test Tube both throw, with Test Tube hitting the target and Balloon missing.)

MePhone: And the Bright Lights win immunity! Even with the numbers disadvantaged, their ability to work as a team pulled through.

Nickel: (sighs and looks back at Suitcase, both of them looking disappointed and/or let down) Well, that settles it, then.

(Microphone walks away from the Grand Slams and tunes in to talk to Taco)

Microphone: ...look, I know I didn't do what you asked-

Taco: -No. Microphone, instead, you found a way to manage manipulation that functioned inside the rules of the game, somehow balancing my respect for both the competition, and the good old-fashioned "messing with people". I had no idea such a strategy was even possible, I must say; I'm very impressed... Now, just... keep your mouth shut and let them go at it.

(Cut to Knife walking to sit on the dock near Suitcase, who is lying down on the grass.)

Knife: You know, from up on that platform, I had a pretty good view of all your... strife.

Suitcase: (sarcastically) Thanks, you're a good friend.

Knife: Never claim to be... Look, I don't like getting involved, but I just have to wonder; why put up with them if they never listen to a single thing you say?

Suitcase: That's not true. Nickel did listen to me today, but cost us so much time..

Knife: Heh, looks like someone'got set up.

Suitcase: ...Huh?

Knife: Did you honestly think they were willing to give Balloon a chance? Or did you just convince yourself because you really wanted them to? They knew Balloon would fail, use it as a reason to eliminate him and- BONUS! -Doesn't make you look so odd either.

Suitcase: Wow, you're real great at being... cynical. That must make you so happy in a... "paradoxical" sort of way...

Knife: It does. And it looks like to be happy, you have to impress a bunch of people you perceive as jerks!

Suitcase: Isn't that just what you call yourself?

Knife: Believe me, theres more than one way to be a jerk.

Suitcase: ...I've made my choice.

Knife: And you should stick to it. Just... make your presence known.

(Cut to elimination.)

MePhone: I think it's safe to say this is a massive change in the game. Instead of your likability being determined by the viewers, your fate in the game from now on is contingent on the relationships you have built on this very grass. Our new voting system is simple! Just walk down the path and tap the screen on the fellow competitor you want sent packin'. Nickel, you're up first.

(Nickel walks up to the screen.)

Nickel: I have to say, your genuine desire to change is... neat. I believe you, but I also believe you being here is not so neat, so, adios.

(Knife votes for Balloon. Suitcase is about to vote for Balloon. She hesitates a little before closing her eyes.)

MePhone: Let's read the votes. Balloon.

(Balloon seems surprised for a second, then an angry look appears on his face.)

MePhone: Nickel.

(Nickel glares at Balloon. Balloon looks confused.)

MePhone: Balloon. 2 votes Balloon, one vote Nickel.

(Nickel smirks at Baseball.)

MePhone: Balloon. Three votes Balloon.

(Microphone stops crossing her fingers. Balloon looks determined.)

MePhone: The eleventh contestant voted out...Balloon.

Balloon: (sigh) Oh man, Suitcase. I know that vote must've been hard, but you proved your loyalty to the alliance and I-I can't hold that against you.

Suitcase: WAIT! I'm sorry. For the longest time, I've been so unsure of myself. Whether or not I should... make my presence known.

Balloon: (Gritted teeth) I'm trying to do you a solid here!

Nickel: Welp, this is really straightforward, heh heh.

Suitcase: Nickel, I voted for YOU tonight.

(Nickel has a shocked look on his face. Baseball looks disappointed.)

Nickel: Excuse me?

Suitcase: I just can't forgive the way you've been treating Balloon, game aside! And it's not just about him. You act like you're trying to protect me, but you try to send me away EVERY CHANCE you get!

Nickel: But, Suitcase, he was tearing us apart! I wanted us to have what we had before!

Suitcase: What we had BEFORE? We don't... really even... TALK! It's never been anything personal, a-at all! And to me, that's not what an alliance.. IS!

Baseball: So... what? Did our conversation on the docks not mean anything to you?

Suitcase: You can pretend to care how I feel, but I know who you really answer to. You say you disagree with Nickel's tactics, but never act against them!

Baseball: (stammers) I don't answer to ANYONE. I'm trying my best to keep my team in check! And your accusations CERTAINLY aren't helping!

Nickel: W-Wait a second, I only got one vote... What, did Balloon vote for himself!?

Suitcase: Looks like it. I mean, it's easy to read how everyone would vote, so he decided to be a good friend instead by pitying the blame on himself! And this is what a TRUE ally looks like! But I'm not gonna let him fight my battles for me! I voted for YOU, Nickel, because you've never been a true ally to me!

Nickel: Well... what good did it do for you, huh!? The only thing you stood for is burning your allies and weakening your chances, alright? And as long as I'm here, you're not fooling anyone again.

MePhone: Actually... funny you bring that up. Y'see, uh... you know how I said I'd "make up for it next time"? Well, it's a double elimination! Surprise!

(Toilet pops out of a cake as confetti pours down from the sky and children cheer)

Toilet: YAY! YOU'RE BOTH GETTIN' THE BOOT!

Nickel: (eye twitches) Wha... what...!?

MePhone: Nickel, because you were the only other contestant to receive a vote, you're automatically eliminated as well. Wow, this contestant voting is just so much fun, I think we should do it like this every episode. Yeah! How do you feel about that, MePad?

(Suitcase looks up at him, appalled. Balloon then proceeds to walk into the portal.)

(Suitcase is on the verge of tears. Microphone then breaks the silence.)

Microphone: Well, heh... what a... lively experience! (yawn) Well, not much to gain by sitting around and doing nothing. See ya.

Suitcase: ...my input meant nothing to Nickel. I... I just had to stand up for myself.

Baseball: (on the verge of tears) ...sure. (walks away)

Suitcase: I had no idea this was even possible!

Knife: It's also not what I meant by "making your presence known", but 'ey, you did it now.

Suitcase: I really tried to be a good alliance member, but I just stepped all over it...

Knife: I guess it depends, what... is an alliance to you?

(Cut to Marshmallow walking through the forest to Hotel OJ. MePad teleports in front of her. They both say nothing, and MePad allows Marshmallow to pass.)

(Marshmallow throws two pebbles at a window of Hotel OJ, followed by one big rock that breaks the window open)

Apple: Aaah!

(Apple runs over to the window to see what happened, and sees Marshmallow, smiling at her.)

(Ending credits)

MePhone: Vote for one of these three options for Episode 12's challenge. The challenge with the most votes will be included.

Lightbulb: (holding her crab) I'm gonna name you Baxter.

(Baxter pinches Lightbulb's hand. Lightbulb shouts in pain as Baxter hops back into the water)

Lightbulb: Oh, Baxter! (sobs)

Bow: Adamation!

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